UN sounds ‘red alert’ over human rights catastrophe in Sudan’s el-Obeid
Key takeaways
- UN human rights chief Volker Turk issued the warning over growing fears of an imminent RSF assault.
- Addressing an urgent debate at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Friday, Turk urged world leaders to help prevent atrocities in the city.
- “The signs from el-Obeid are clear and unmistakable: Another human rights catastrophe is unfolding in Sudan, this time in the capital of the strategic state of North Kordofan,” Turk said.
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UN human rights chief Volker Turk issued the warning over growing fears of an imminent RSF assault.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Women and children queue to receive free food being distributed in the al-Mohayra camp for displaced people, near the city of el-Obeid, in South Kordofan region, Sudan on June 29, 2026 [AFP]By AFP and Reuters Published On 3 Jul 20263 Jul 2026United Nations rights chief Volker Turk has warned that another human rights catastrophe is unfolding in the Sudanese city of el-Obeid, urging the world to act before a feared and imminent paramilitary assault.
Addressing an urgent debate at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Friday, Turk urged world leaders to help prevent atrocities in the city.